City of Fort Bragg, California
General Plan Maintenance Fees Report
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021
Prepared by City of Fort Bragg
Isaac Whippy
For informational purposes the following information is presented in connection with the City’s General Plan Maintenance fund:
A brief description of the type of fee in the account or fund:
General Plan Maintenance Fee – The purpose of the General Plan Maintenance fee is to cover the costs reasonably necessary to prepare and revise the plans and policies that the City is required to adopt before it can make any necessary findings and determinations.
The amount of the fee:
FY 2020/21:
Per Resolution No. 4398-2021, effective July 1, 2020, the General Plan Maintenance Fee was waived until June 30, 2022.
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance The Fees were expended to pay staff time spent developing, reviewing, and revising the Inland General Plan, the Local Coastal Program Amendment, updates to the Inland Land Use and Development Code (Title 18 of the Municipal Code) and other related ordinances of the Municipal Code.
A detailed list of staff time and vendor transactions is attached to this report as attachment A.
For the fiscal year 2020/2021, updates to the City’s General Plans and other City plans and policies included the following:
General Plan Amendments
LCP Amendment for Mill Site Reuse Plan initiated with series of City Council and Planning Commission meetings including development of many background studies, a draft land use plan, and numerous policy language revisions to the Coastal General Plan.
MUNI Code Amendments
966-2021 The ordinance amends Chapter 9.30 Cannabis Businesses of Title 9 (Public Peace, Safety and Morals). 968-2021 The ordinance adding Chapter 15.38 streamlining the permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations to Title 15 (Buildings and construction) of the City of Fort Bragg Municipal Code. 970-2021 The ordinance will amend Article 4 ( standards for specific land uses), Article 3 (Zoning Districts and allowable land uses), and Article 10 (Definitions) of Title 18 (Inland Land Use and Development Code) of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code relating to the regulation of formula business. 971-2021 The ordinance adding Chapter 7.18 Feeding of Wildlife to Title 7 (Animals) of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code to prohibit the feeding of wildlife 974-2021 The ordinance will rescind the interim ordinance NO 964-2021 that placed a moratorium on the approval of applications and permits for formula business in the inland zoning area.
No loans or refunds were made during the fiscal year utilizing these funds. pg. 4
City of Fort Bragg, California
General Plan Maintenance Fund
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021